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Ethan Russell works on school work with his mother, Heather Russell, at their home in San Diego, Nov. 18, 2022.

San Diego Unified agreed to pay for his private education. Now his mom says she’s owed thousands of dollars.

A San Diego Unified student with special needs was among 15 students that sued the state for education accommodations during the pandemic. The school district and the family reached a settlement, in which the district agreed to pay for the student’s private education, but the family says the district isn’t holding up its end of the deal.

Husam Abukhedeir, a Palestinian neurosurgeon, photographed on Thursday at his home in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates. He left his native Gaza in November because he felt that conditions caused by the war had stripped him of his power as a physician — and endangered his family.

Why this neurosurgeon chose to stay in his beloved Gaza — and why he left

Since boyhood, Husam Abukhedeir wanted to become a doctor and serve his people. He overcome obstacles to get his medical credentials and practiced neurosurgery at Al-Shifa Hospital. Then came the war.

The entrance to Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside as taken on July 28, 2023.

Tri-City Medical Center cyberattack impacts other North County hospitals

The Oceanside hospital has been diverting ambulances to other medical facilities since declaring an internal emergency on Thursday.

More than 750 <em>Washington Post</em> workers have agreed to walk off the job on Thursday to protest stalled contract negotiations. The company has warned of layoffs if too few staffers take voluntary buyouts.

'Washington Post' journalists stage daylong strike under threat of job cuts

Workers are on a 24-hour strike to pressure owner Jeff Bezos and company leaders to negotiate a new labor contract. The Post says it needs to cut jobs and may resort to layoffs.

Lloyd Kaufman celebrates 50 years of Troma Entertainment on Saturday at Comic-Con.

Comic-Con Panel Recommendations

Cinema Junkie Beth Accomando picks her favorite panels.

"I always compare dishes from our childhood as like a warm blanket," says Polish food writer Michał Korkosz of gogl-mogl. "They remind you when you were the happiest in your life."

Gogl-mogl: old world home remedy that may comfort — even if it doesn't cure

Consisting of eggs, milk and honey, the drink was alternately reviled and beloved by those who remember being given it in childhood.

Left to right: Alexis Mukwedi tested positive for sleeping sickness in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. A sandfly, whose bite can spread the parasite causing visceral leishmaniasis, lands on the photographer for a blood meal. A woman in Vietnam receives an eye exam to see if she has trachoma, which can cause blindness. Last year several countries eliminated the threat from this disease.

Some overlooked good news from 2023: Six countries knock out 'neglected' diseases

In 2023, six nations were able to eliminate virtually all cases of at least one of the illnesses on the World Health Organization's priority list of "neglected tropical diseases."

Volunteers helping those who lost homes in Lahaina stop to pray on a hillside. The town is surrounded by dry, invasive grasses which are highly flammable.

3 strategies Maui can adopt from other states to help prevent dangerous wildfires

In preparing for future fires, Maui doesn't have to look far. States like California have passed wildfire policies to reduce the risk that a community will be destroyed.

People walk past the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., earlier this month.

Supreme Court conservatives seem likely to axe SEC enforcement powers

The Supreme Court's conservative justices seemed highly skeptical of how the Securities and Exchange Commission conducts in-house enforcement proceedings to ensure the integrity of securities markets.

Terence Shepherd

Terence Shepherd serves as news director for KPBS, managing an award-winning newsroom of reporters, hosts, editors, producers and videographers.

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